Doing research in the real world
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Doing research in the real world
SAGE, 2014
3rd ed
- : hbk
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Previous ed.: 2009
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Available with free access to the interactive eBook* for 12 months when you buy the paperback version (ISBN 9781446295311 only), this is the companion for any student undertaking a research project.
Click on the icons in the margins of the eBook to access a wealth of resources including:
Video Content
Chapter introductions and top tips from the author along with tried and tested open access videos on YouTube introduce you to key chapter contents
Datasets
Play around with real data in SPSS and put your statistics knowledge into practice
Weblinks
Direct you to real world examples to broaden your knowledge
Checklists
Guide you through a specific research process such as running a focus group or conducting an interview
Further Reading
Link you to a range of resources to deepen your understanding of a topic
However you access the content the Third Edition guides you smoothly through the research process from start to finish setting out the skills needed to design and conduct effective research and introduces the reader to the reality of conducting research in the real world. It gives practical advice on how best to select appropriate projects, design strategies, sources and methods and provides the tools needed to collect, analyze and present data.
Applicable to any discipline and firmly rooted in the practicalities of research there are new and exciting chapters on:
- Using SPSS for quantitative data analysis
- Sampling strategies in quantitative and qualitative research
- Approaches to secondary analysis
- Using focus groups
- Ethnography and participant observation
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Table of Contents
PART ONE: PRINCIPLES AND PLANNING FOR RESEARCH
Theoretical Perspectives and Research Methodologies
Selecting and Planning Research Proposals and Projects
Research Ethics
Searching, Critically Reviewing and Using the Literature
PART TWO: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design: Quantitative Methods
Research Design: Qualitative Methods
Research Design: Mixed Methods
Sampling Strategies
Designing Descriptive and Analytical Surveys
Designing Case Studies
Designing Evaluations
Action Research and Change
PART THREE: DATA COLLECTION METHODS
Questionnaires
Interviewing
Non-participant Observation
Ethnography and Participant Observation
Focus Groups
Unobtrusive Measures
Secondary Analysis
PART FOUR: ANALYSIS AND REPORT WRITING
Getting Started Using SPSS
Analyzing and Presenting Quantitative Data
Analyzing and Presenting Qualitative Data
Writing up the Research
Preparing for Presentations and Vivas
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